The GPLv2 operates solely within copyright law — it hinges solely on distribution of the work itself and nothing else. The GPLv3 gets into contract-like territo

The GPLv2 operates solely within copyright law — it hinges solely on distribution of the work itself and nothing else. The GPLv3 gets into contract-like territory, with the patent grants and restrictions on hardware. I do think that the GPLv3's tivoization clause is operating on the same shady principles as EULAs: if it's not a contract, then they're effectively claiming that a digital signature is a derivative work! I'm a nice person that doesn't like the implications the GPLv3 has for Freedom 0.